Ebola virus: India on alert, minister denies Chennai case

New Delhi: The government on Sunday said India was on a high alert for the dreaded Ebola virus even as it denied reports that a Chennai resident had been afflicted with it.

The health ministry in coordination with the home and civil aviation ministries is constantly tracking passengers arriving in India from west African countries affected by Ebola, an official statement said.

It said that though mandatory self-reporting is in place, health officers posted in identified international airports all over India are screening passengers getting off aircraft.

"Till now, all those arriving have been found to be healthy," it added.